Shloka 23
शिवलिङ्गमाहात्म्यवर्णनम्
Narration of the Greatness of the Śiva-liṅga
चन्द्रेश्वरश्च विज्ञेयश्चन्द्रकान्तिफलप्रदः । सर्वकाम प्रदश्चैव सिद्धेश्वर इति स्मृतः
candreśvaraśca vijñeyaścandrakāntiphalapradaḥ | sarvakāma pradaścaiva siddheśvara iti smṛtaḥ
Il doit être connu comme Candreśvara, Seigneur de la Lune, qui accorde le fruit d’une clarté et d’une grâce semblables au rayonnement lunaire. Il exauce aussi tous les désirs légitimes ; c’est pourquoi on se souvient de lui comme Siddheśvara, le Seigneur qui accomplit et mène à la perfection.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Sthala Purana: The verse functions as a nāmāvali-style glorification of a local Śiva-liṅga: as Candreśvara he grants candrakānti (cool, sattvic radiance) and as Siddheśvara he grants siddhi and sarvakāma (legitimate aims).
Significance: Darśana and worship are said to yield soothing brilliance (candrakānti), mental composure, and fulfillment of dhārmic desires; also supports sādhana leading to siddhi.
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse presents Shiva as Candreśvara—cool, luminous, and grace-bestowing—showing that devotion to the Linga yields both inner serenity (moon-like radiance) and spiritual completion (siddhi) under Shiva’s lordship.
By naming Shiva as Candreśvara and Siddheśvara, the text emphasizes Saguna worship through the Linga: the devotee approaches a compassionate, name-and-form aspect of Shiva who grants fruits, fulfills aims, and leads the worshipper toward higher realization.
Perform Linga-puja with Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), offering water and calm, sattvic worship; contemplate Shiva’s cooling, moon-like grace to steady the mind and mature desires into devotion and siddhi.